Koko News | Artes | 05 Apr 2025

Artist Uses Performance Art to Cleanse Sacred Site in South Dakota

LakotaartistMartyTwoBullsJr. portrays theBlackHillsofSouthDakotaasascarontheuniverse, centraltotribaloriginstories.

拉科塔藝術家 Marty Two Bulls Jr. 將南達科他州的黑山描繪成宇宙的一道傷疤，是部落起源故事的核心。

ThemountainsholdsignificanceforLakotapeople, withMountRushmoreandformergoldminebeingvisiblescarssymbolizingthestruggleforIndigenouslandrights.

這些山脈對拉科塔人來說意義重大，拉什莫爾山和昔日的金礦是像徵原住民爭取土地權鬥爭的明顯傷痕。

TwoBullsutilizesperformancearttocleansetheminesite, aimingtoreframeconversationsaboutstewardship, landrights, andtreaties.

兩頭公牛利用行為藝術來清理礦場，旨在重新建構有關管理、土地權利和條約的對話。

ThesacredBlackHillswereonceminedandstrippedofgold, leadingtolastingmarksonthelandscape.

神聖的黑山曾經被開採並採掘出黃金，在這片土地上留下了永久的印記。

Today, theHomestakeGoldMinehousesaresearchfacilitystudyingparticlephysics, usingdeepmineshaftsidealforexploringthesecretsofthestars.

如今，霍姆斯特克金礦內設有一個研究粒子物理學的研究機構，利用深礦井探索星星的秘密。

Asanartistinresidence, TwoBullsexpressedasenseoflosswitnessingthedesecrationinthemine, promptingadesiretoemphasizethesite'simportancebeyondscientificresearch.

作為駐地藝術家，Two Bulls 表達了目睹礦井被褻瀆的失落感，這促使他想要強調該遺址除了科學研究之外的重要性。

Heintroducedasimpleyetmeaningfulsolutionofsmudging, apracticeinvolvingburningplantstospirituallyandphysicallycleanseaspaceoroneself.

他介紹了一種簡單但很有意義的熏蒸方法，即透過燃燒植物來從精神上和身體上淨化空間或自身。

TwoBullsconductedasmudgingceremonyusingsagebundlesdonatedbyNativepeoplefromvariousregions, symbolizingprayersforthesite.

兩頭公牛使用來自不同地區的土著捐贈的鼠尾草束進行了熏蒸儀式，象徵著對該遺址的祈禱。

TheartisthopestobridgeIndigenouswaysofthinkingandWesternsciencethroughhisprojectAzilya, currentlyexhibitedattheSouthDakotaSchoolofMinesandTechnology.

這位藝術家希望透過他的計畫 Azilya 來連結原住民思維方式和西方科學，該計畫目前正在南達科他州礦業技術學院展出。

Whilesmudgingthemine, TwoBullsaimstoconveythereverenceofhiscommunityforthesacredsite, encouragingashiftinhowitisviewedbythoseworkingthere.

在薰香礦井的同時，Two Bulls 也想藉此表達其社區對這處聖地的崇敬之情，鼓勵在那裡工作的人們改變對礦井的看法。

Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. portrays the Black Hills of South Dakota as a scar on the universe, central to tribal origin stories.

The mountains hold significance for Lakota people, with Mount Rushmore and former gold mine being visible scars symbolizing the struggle for Indigenous land rights.

Two Bulls utilizes performance art to cleanse the mine site, aiming to reframe conversations about stewardship, land rights, and treaties.

The sacred Black Hills were once mined and stripped of gold, leading to lasting marks on the landscape.

Today, the Homestake Gold Mine houses a research facility studying particle physics, using deep mine shafts ideal for exploring the secrets of the stars.

As an artist in residence, Two Bulls expressed a sense of loss witnessing the desecration in the mine, prompting a desire to emphasize the site's importance beyond scientific research.

He introduced a simple yet meaningful solution of smudging, a practice involving burning plants to spiritually and physically cleanse a space or oneself.

Two Bulls conducted a smudging ceremony using sage bundles donated by Native people from various regions, symbolizing prayers for the site.

The artist hopes to bridge Indigenous ways of thinking and Western science through his project Azilya, currently exhibited at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

While smudging the mine, Two Bulls aims to convey the reverence of his community for the sacred site, encouraging a shift in how it is viewed by those working there.